Burnham stakes his future on care, electoral reform and Europe in Labour conference speech
The prime minister said his plan — including ending the pensions triple lock to fund a national care service — will 'allow us to rise again.'
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Andy Burnham has staked his political future on a gamble that the public will back radical progressive policies on social care, electoral reform and relations with Europe, telling Labour's party conference that his agenda will break the mould of the last 40 years of British politics.
In a personal speech, Burnham began building the outline of his next general election manifesto, acknowledging that he could pay a political price for creating sharp new dividing lines. Central to his pitch is a proposal to end the pensions triple lock in order to fund a national care service, a trade-off he says would "allow us to rise again."
The speech combined several major policy strands — social care reform, changes to the electoral system, and a closer relationship with the European Union — into a single argument about rebuilding public trust in government's ability to improve people's lives. Burnham framed the proposals as a break from decades of political orthodoxy.
The prime minister's promises are likely to take time to show results, and observers have noted that the political risk of the approach lies in asking voters to accept a near-term sacrifice, such as changes to pension increases, in exchange for a longer-term improvement in care services.
Burnham's speech is expected to shape the opening arguments of Labour's platform heading toward the next general election, with the prime minister betting that voters will reward what he has presented as bold, structural change over incremental policy adjustments.
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- Burnham stakes his future on care, electoral reform and Europe in emotional Labour conference speech — The Guardian — World
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